SCHACHT: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ISLAM | Who's Who in Military History, p 283; Some estimates are just above 20,000, for example: "Together with Wilhelm von Roggendorf, the Marshal of Austria, Salm conducted the defense of Vienna with 16,000 regulars and 5,000 militia |
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The Encyclopedia of World History | Nolan, The Age of Wars of Religion 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization, page 602 |
Stanford Shaw:History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey, Cambridge University Press , , 1976 p | History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey by Ezel Kural Shaw p |
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: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response | Siege Warfare: Fortresses in the Early Modern World 1494—1660, p 201 |